The natural cosmos of the Indians was born of catastrophe. The heavens literally crumbled to pieces. The earth mother fell and was fertilized, while her children were torn apart by fratricide and them scattered and disjointed throughout the universe.” (Welker, Aztec Creation Story)
This story doesn’t contain much that is similar to the Genesis story. Coatlique could be compared to Eve, in that they both gave birth. Coyolxanuhqui was killed by Huitzilopochtli a fiery god of war. This could be analogous to the snake that tried to trick Eve into eating the apple in the Garden of Eden. Both the fiery god and the snake were successful in their thirst for doing evil. The snake caused humans to seek power for themselves and he was banished to crawl on his belly forever. Both characters created chaos for the universe. In the Aztec story, the children were torn apart by fratricide then scattered and disjointed throughout the universe, comparable to the wars, hatred and evil that happens to humans after the fall in the Garden of Eden. …show more content…
“Long, long ago, the Creator, the Great Chief Above, made the world. Then he made the animals and the birds and gave them their names--Coyote, Grizzly Bear, Deer, Fox, Eagle, the four Wolf Brothers, Magpie, Bluejay, Hummingbird, and all the others. When he had finished his work, the Creator called the animal people to him. "I am going to leave you," he said. "But I will come back. When I come again, I will make human beings. They will be in charge of you." The Great Chief returned to his home in the sky, and the animal people scattered to all parts of the world.” (Welker, Creation of the First Indians) Just as in the Genesis story, the Creator or God made the earth then the animals. However, the Great Chief Above decides to leave, unlike God who doesn’t stop, according to Genesis, until the world and its inhabitants are